Fall Book to Movie Series

Fall Book to Movie Series

Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, 2 p.m.

In this famous Book-to-Movie blockbuster, Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when he is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget.Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their own field manager, Beane with the help of a young, number-crunching, Yale-educated economist, developsa roster of misfits and along the way, forever changes the way the game is played. Based on a true story.